Infant&#39;s bathing device



June 4, 1940.

D. M. KENNEDY INFANTS BATHING DEVICE Filed Oct. 25, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 j M JII NVI INTOR.

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D. M. KENNEDY INFANTS BATHING DEVICE Filed Oct. 25, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 rsienteaiuneam io f V r 2,203,223

UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE INFANTS BATHING nnvicn Dewey M. Kennedy, Rochester, N. Y. I Application October 25 1939, Serial No. 301,137

' 7 Claims. (Cl. 4-177)- I I I This invention has general relationl to infant to rest upon the floor when in use, is provided bathing devicesof the type which embody a foldwith means carried by the cross leg support by abletub and a collapsible cross leg support therevirtue of which the bathing device may be mountfor which is primarily designed to rest upon the ed and secured upon the Wall E of a stationary 5 floor, and the present invention'is directed to bathtub C with the crosslegs of the support in means carried by the cross leg su portfor enstraddling relation to said tub wall. As illusgagement with a wall of a stationary bathtub so trated, the means for mounting and securing the as to mount the bathing device thereon for rendevice consists of a p ur Of elements I dering the same usable in modern bath rooms ignated generally by the reference character 20 having restricted floor space. which are preferablypfashioned from a length Broadly theinvention comprehends means carof substantially rigid wire bent'to provide a terried by the cros leg support of a, bathing deii'lii'laiv trunnion 2]. which extends upwardly vice ofthis character which is adapted to emthijough. an opening n he Connecting brace the upper edge 0f the front wall of a. stato journal the element for swinging movetionary bathtub so as to'mount the legs of the ment. The wire is then extended horizontally support instraddling relation to the stationary at an angle as at23, thence downwardly as at tub wall and which means is so constructed 24 and reversely bent upwardly as at 25 with and arranged as to avoid interference with the an arcuate upper end defining a hooked termioptional support of the bathing device on the na] 26.

20 floor or the collapsing of the support when the L In practice, the portions 23, 24, 25 and 26 are device is folded for storage or shipment. p a y covered with a tubing of t, vieldable More particularly the invention resides in an material, Such as rubber, to Provide a Protective improved means carried by the cross legs of sheath. Under this construction and arrangethe foldable support which means is engageabl mentit is apparent that the element 20 may be 25 with opposite sides of the front wall-of a staswung from an inactive position between the legs 25 tionary b tht fo rigidly mounting abathing where its plane coincides substantially with a device of the character set forth on said staplane i alignment w th he s i3 to an active tionary tub wall'so that the cross legs are disp n Wh e the p ne f the e e Z0 s posed in straddling relation thereto. p p ndi ul r t t w t e ss leg up- 30 With the above and other objects in view, the port is in opened position as illustrated. When 30 invention is disclosed in greater detail in the in act ve p s e arcuate or hooked upper following specification and illustrated in the acterminals 5 enga over the upp r edge of e companying drawings, in which: 7 I wall B of the stationary tub C with the portion Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an infants bath- 25 having hearing e agement throughout its ing device mounted on the wall of a stationary length with one surface of the stationary tub 3 bathtub. wall B. This disposes the lower portions of the Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view legs l2 and i3 on opposite sides of the stationtherethrongh. ary tub wall B in straddling relation thereto. Referring to the drawings by characters of In order to stabilize the bathing device in this 40 reference, the infant's bathing device disclosed position, an element designated generally by the 40 consists of a foldable tub A constructed of a reference character 30 is carried by'the ower flexible material with the opposite longitudinal portions of the legs [2 which is mounted for upper edges thereof anchored to spaced parallel swinging movement from an inactive position befront and rear rails Ill and II constituting eletween the legs l2 and in a plane coinciding subments of a collapsible supportwhich consist of stantially with the plane of the legs l2, to an 45 a pair of cross legs l2 and I3 pivotally connected active position perpendicular thereto for impingeas at H and disposed at each end of the tub ment with the face of the stationary tub wall A. Longitudinallyextending bars l5 and 16 re- B which is opposite to the face engaged by the spectively connect the corresponding legs l3 of portions 25 of theelements 20. The element 30 said pairs of cross legs, while a longitudinally which is preferably fashioned from a length of '50 extending bar l6 connects the corresponding legs substantially rigid wire is bent to provide a bail l2 of said pairs of legs, said longitudinally exhaving a longitudinally extending connecting tending bars I5 and I6 being located below the portion 3i and terminal arms 32 having outi pivotal connections l4. turned extremities 35 constituting trunnions l The bathing device which is primarily designed which are journaled respectively in the legs I2 55 aaoaaae chaos-tits and above the connecting bar it.

ng portion 3i and the terminal arms 32 are preferably covered by a soft resilient tubing, such as rubber, to provide a protective sheath therefor.

What is claimed is:

1. In an infant's bathing device, a support including a pair of pivotally connected cross legs at each end thereof, a longitudinally extending bar connecting a leg of one pair with the corresponding leg of the other pair, hooked elements carried by the connecting bar adapted to engage over the upper edge of the'wall of a stationary bathtub so as to mount the device thereon with the cross legs in straddling relation thereto.

2. In an infants bathing device, a support including a pair of pivotally connected cross legs at each end thereof, a longitudinally extending bar connecting a leg of one pair with the corresponding leg of the other pair, means carried by the connecting bar adapted to engage over the upper edge of the wall of a stationary bathtub so as to mount the device thereon with the cross legs in straddling relation thereto, and

'Tmeans carried by the remaining legs of said supportadapted to impinge against the tub wall to cooperate'with the hooked elements for securing the bathing device thereon.

3, In an infants bathing device, a support inpludin'g a pair of pivotally connected-cross legs at each end thereof, hooked means'pivotaily carried by one of the legs of each pair for swinging movement from an inactive position between the said legs to an active position projecting towards the opposite legs for engagement with the wall of a stationary bathtub and over the upper edge thereof to mount the device thereon with the pairs of legs" disposed in straddling relation with 45in an infant's bathing device, a support including a pair of pivotally connected crosslegs at each end thereof, and hooked means pivotally "carried byone' of the legs of each pair for swinging movement from an inactive position between tion thereto.

5. In an infants bathing device,,,a support including a pair of pivotally connected cross legs at each end thereof, hooked elements carried by said cross leg support ad-apted'to engage over the upper edge of the wall of a stationary bathtub to mount the device thereon with the cross legs in straddling relation thereto.

6. In an infant's bathing device, a support including pivotally connected cross legs at each end thereof, means carried by opposite portions of said support adapted to engage with and impinge against the opposite surfaces of the wallet a stationary bathtub to mount'the device thereon with thecross legs of the support in straddling relation thereto.

'7. In an infant's bathing device, a support including a pair of pivotally connected cross legs at eacl-i'end thereof, longitudinally extending bars connecting the legs 'of one pair with the correspondinglegs of the other 'pair to form lower front and rear supporting portions, means carried by one of said portions adapted to engage with the upper edge of the wall of a stationary bathtub so as to mount the device thereonwith the said portions disposed in str'addlingrel'ation thereto; and means carried by the remaining portion of said sup ort {adapted to impinge against the tub wall to cooperate with the means carried by said opposite portion for securingthe' bathing device thereon. 9

DEWEY I 

